Adorable Banarasi Silk Linen Handloom Red Saree

What is the brocade like?

It has a plain red body with a very wide gold brocade border woven with large floral motifs. The pallu is a heavily worked gold panel in a lattice pattern, so the border and pallu carry the zari and the red body stays clean between them.

How do I keep the red looking fresh?

It is dry clean only, so keep it away from home washing. Store it in a separate bag in a dry place, change the folds regularly, and air it now and then in dry, non-moist conditions. If it ever needs drying, dry it in the shade.

Is the blouse piece matching or contrast?

It is a matching blouse piece, attached to the saree, which gives you a coordinated look straight away. If you enjoy contrast, the saree also takes a solid blouse in another colour well, and the matching piece can be stitched as a second option.

Where is it woven?

It comes from our Bhagalpur hub in Bihar. Banarasi here describes the style of brocade weaving with its zari motifs, worked on a silk and linen blend, so you get Banarasi-style brocade with the natural texture of linen and a subtle sheen from the silk.

What does handloom mean for this saree?

It means a weaver worked it on a handloom, building the Banarasi brocade motifs thread by thread instead of running it through a machine. You get small natural variations in the weave, part of handcrafted cloth, and you support weavers in the Bhagalpur hub where it was made.